Team sniffs out origin of smell neurons
CALTECH (US) — Sensory neurons in the nose are the only ones in the body that regenerate throughout adult life—and scientists have now figured out where they originate. Continue…
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Massage sets off skin’s feel-good neurons
CALTECH (US) — Biologists have identified skin sensory neurons in mice that react to a gentle touch—a finding that may help explain why we love a massage. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 13, 2012 11:46 - 0 Comments
Bonding can make us move in unison
CALTECH (US) — Ever noticed how friends end up walking in synch or how an audience will eventually clap together? Scientists have measured this mysterious “brain-brain synchrony.” (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 24, 2012 8:46 - 0 Comments
From worms, clues to how cells crawl around
CALTECH (US) — To learn more about human cell migration works—and goes awry—biologists have turned to a tiny roundworm. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 22, 2012 15:43 - 2 Comments
Brain maps reveal where decisions happen
CALTECH / USC (US) — By mapping the brains of patients with frontal lobe damage, scientists show that reasoning and behavioral control depend on a different area from decision-making. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 23, 2012 13:11 - 4 Comments
It swims! Jellyfish made from rat cells, silicone
CALTECH (US) — Researchers have used elastic silicone and rat muscle cells to create a freely swimming jellyfish. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 26, 2012 16:57 - 0 Comments
1969 meteorite yields new primitive mineral
CALTECH (US) — A new mineral—one of the solar system’s oldest—has been discovered in a meteorite that scattered across Chihuahua, Mexico in 1969. (more…)
Top Stories - Jun 5, 2012 11:02 - 1 Comment
Why some touches make our skin crawl
CALTECH (US) — From affectionate handholding to unwelcome touches, our brains process physical contact according to its emotional context, researchers say. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 11, 2012 17:07 - 1 Comment
Faults at rest yield earthquake clues
CALTECH (US) — A new computer model reveals the physics of faults—both during earthquakes and at times of “rest”—to better predict future seismic activity. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 10, 2012 14:51 - 0 Comments
Dunes on the move reveal Mars in flux
CALTECH/JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — New technology has allowed scientists to take the first measurements of sand dunes and ripples moving across the surface of Mars. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 13, 2012 11:52 - 0 Comments
Deep in brain, neurons sort vocal pitches
CALTECH (US) — Scientists now know where and how the brain sorts vocal signals by frequency, and the findings could help identify new treatments for language and speech disorders.
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Science & Technology - Dec 27, 2011 11:28 - 0 Comments
Details of Earth’s core ‘ironed’ out
CALTECH (US) — Researchers have zeroed in on the behavior of iron—a key component of the Earth’s core—by conducting high-pressure experiments to simulate conditions at the planet’s interior. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 1, 2011 9:33 - 2 Comments
Build a better antibody to neutralize HIV
CALTECH (US) — Biologists have built a better antibody in an effort to neutralize the many subtypes of HIV. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 10, 2011 11:25 - 0 Comments
Petri dish takes pics with cell phone camera
CALTECH (US) — The imaging sensor chips that form the heart of built-in cell phone cameras are helping engineers transform the way cell cultures are imaged by serving as the platform for a “smart” petri dish. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 10, 2011 11:27 - 1 Comment
Brain area lights up in ‘lucky’ gamblers
CALTECH (US) — Gamblers who play a “lucky” number that’s paid off in the past are likely being influenced by a specific brain region linked to learning. (more…)
